Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland all play their first games today across North America.

Defending champion Argentina faces Algeria at 9 p.m. ET, with France playing Senegal at 3 p.m. ET.

Norway takes on Iraq at 6 p.m. ET as the country competes in its first World Cup since 1998.

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